Chapter 553 Ding Qiuyue
"Yes, sir, I have heard everything clearly. This family must have made some fortune and secretly bought all these things, but they are hiding them and dare not tell anyone."
"Humph," Master Zhao sneered, "These things will soon belong to me! If they know what's good for them and give them to me, I won't bother with them. Otherwise, they will regret it someday!"
Butler Zhao smiled and complimented: "Master, you are wise. They dared to steal your things. It is only natural that they should compensate you!"
To be honest, when Butler Zhao found out that Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan's family owned so many businesses, he was also shocked.
Then there is the extreme imbalance in my heart.
He always looked down upon the poor farmers who worked the land. But one day, a family unexpectedly made a large fortune and acquired so many properties that they even outshined him, a well-known and prominent steward of the Zhao Mansion. Even he, the steward of the Zhao Mansion, felt envious and jealous.
Naturally, he wished them bad luck.
There is no reason, I just feel uncomfortable.
There are hundreds of acres of fertile farmland and hundreds of acres of tea mountains. There is no shortage of things. We have to think of a way to take them away.
After Mr. Zhao conspired with the housekeeper, they decided on a method.
He has a concubine named Ding Qiuyue, who is twenty-one years old this year, quite charming, and from Shaoding Village.
Ding Jiahao, the former head of Shaoding Village, is her uncle from a branch of the family.
Ding Qiuyue followed Master Zhao when she was sixteen, and she had not returned to Shaoding Village in all these years. As a concubine, there was no such thing as going back to her parents' home or not. When Master Zhao took her in as a concubine, he gave her family ten taels of silver, which was basically a buyout.
She was favored and acted like a spoiled child every day. Before the New Year, she could ask Master Zhao to ask the butler to prepare some New Year gifts for her parents. She didn't dare to ask for anything else, otherwise she would anger the lady and suffer the consequences.
For the wife to control a concubine with no background is no different from killing an ant.
For the first time ever, Mr. Zhao allowed Ding Qiuyue to go back to her parents' home.
Ding Qiuyue was surprised, happy, and a little scared. Only when she heard Master Zhao say that he was sending her back to do some serious business did she feel relieved.
Ding Qiuyue was wearing a green embroidered dress, a silver hairpin and a pink silk flower, her face was lightly powdered, her eyebrows were dark black, she was wearing embroidered shoes, and she was holding a handkerchief in her hand. She got out of the carriage with the help of her maid Hongyu, which attracted many onlookers from the village.
"Oh, isn't this Qiuyue? I haven't seen you for many years. You are getting more and more beautiful!"
"Yes, look at her clothes. Tsk, tsk, it looks like she's living a good life!"
"Oh, no matter how good you are, you are still a concubine. What's so good about being a concubine?"
"That's not true. If being a concubine is this good, it's much better than marrying a country boy who has to work in the fields for a living."
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Ding Qiuyue's father Ding Jiahuai and mother Guan were extremely surprised. When they heard some unpleasant words, Guan glared at everyone, hurriedly invited Ding Qiuyue into the yard, and closed the door.
"Bah, those bastards are just sour grapes because they can't eat them. Why bother with them?"
As Guan spoke, she looked at her daughter, and the more she looked at her attire, the more satisfied and proud she became. She smiled and said, "Oh, my daughter is really pretty, not much worse than the daughters of rich families! Look at what she's wearing."
(End of this chapter)
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